Ear ornament



Oct.22, 1929. QWEHSE I 1332,250

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Patented Oct. 22, 1929 UNITED STATES CHRISTINE WEHSE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA EAR ORNAMENT Application filed November 14, 1928. Serial No. 319,317.

This invention relates to ear ornaments and has for its principal object to provide such an ornament which may be attached or secured to the ear without piercing or pinching the lobe of the ear. Other objects are to provide means for attaching the ornament to the ear, which means may be comfortably worn, readily put on or taken off, and easily adjusted to the proper size.

The advantages of the invention will be understood by reference to the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which I have illustrated an ear ornament embodying one form of my invention.

The figure in the drawing is an elevation showing the general arrangement and construction of an ear ornament embodying a preferred form of my invention.

Referring now to the drawing, my im- 20 proved ear ornament consists of an ornament proper indicated at 1, which may be of any suitable form, a plurality of ring members bound together by means of a U-shaped clip element 2 being shown in the present case. The rings in the present embodiment may be of gold or other suitable material which pre sents an attractive and pleasing appearance, and the clip member 2 embraces the rings so as to hold the same in substantially the position shown in the drawing.

The clip member 2 is provided with ears, such as shown at 3, at its upper end, to which one end of a chain 4 is secured through the agency of round links 5 or in any other suit able manner. The other end of the chain is provided with a plurality-three, in the present instance,of round links 6, for a purpose which will presently appear.

An elastic cord 7 is secured at one end to the chain 4, referably adjacent the end of the chain which is secured to the ornament proper, and the other end of the elastic cord is provided with a clasp member 8 which is adapted to engage any one-of the rings 6 at the free end of the chain.

The elastic cord 7 preferably consists of a length of rubber enclosed in a braided covering of suitable material, such as silk-thread, which will provide a fairly neat appearance for the cord. Preferably, the braided covering extends beyond the ends of the rubber str1p,as indicated at 9 and 10, and the threads are braided tightly together to form fairly strong and inextensible end portions for the cord. These end portions serve to facilitate connection of the cord to the chain through the agency of link members such as indicated at 10 and 11, each of which includes a loop or link part proper 12 and a hollow ball part 13. The cord end parts 9 and 10 may be lmotted and anchored inside of the hollow ball parts 13, 13, or anchored therein in any other suitable manner.

/ The chain part 4 and extensible or elastic cord part 7 when connected together as above described and as shown in the drawing, constitute an extensible attachment loop which may conveniently and easily be slipped over the ear so as to suspend the ornamental part 1 below the ear; that is,

in such a way as to suspend the ornament proper in the usual position in which such ornaments are ordinarily worn below the lobe of the ear. The clasp member 8 is adapted to engage any one of the larger rings or links 6 to accordingly vary the normal size of the loop so as to cause the loop to comfortably fit over the wearers ear.

The chain part 4 is preferably disposed in front of the ear so as to be clearly visible and the elastic cord part 7 behind the ear where it is substantially concealed from view. The chain part 4 is therefore preferably made of a fairly fine chain structure WlllCl'l may be of small gold links. I prefer to use a chain structure such as shown in the drawing, since it is flexible and neat in appearance, but it is obvious that the same is not essential to the construction of the extensible attachment loop. I am aware that ear ornaments may be made according to my invention without departing from the spirit thereof, and therefore do not limit myself to the embodiment above described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing. The scope of my "invention should be determined by reference to the following claims, construing the same as broadly as possible, consistent with the state of the art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an ear ornament of the class described, the combination of an ornament and an extensible attachment loop carrying said ornament, said loop being adapted to be slipped over the ear, and com rising a. length of inextensible material tting in front of the ear and a length of extensible material fitting in back of the ear.

2. In an ear ornament of the class described, the combination of an ornament and an extensible attachment loop carrying said ornament, said loop being adapted to be slipped over the ear, and comprising a length of inextensible, flexible material fitting in front of the ear and a length of elastic cord joined at its ends to said length of inextensible material, said elastic cord fitting in back of the ear. I

3. In an-ear ornament of the class described, the combination of an ornament and an extensible attachment loop carrying said ornament, said loop being adapted to be slipped over the ear, and comprising a length of chain and a length of elastic cord joined at its ends to said chain, said elastic cord consisting of'a length of rubber provided with a braided thread covering having end portions extending beyond the ends of the length of rubber for facilitating the joining of the ends of said elastic cord to said chain.

CHRISTINE WEHSE. 

